The secret life of UK trade credit supply: Setting a new research agenda

British Accounting Review

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 272-281

  Paul, Salima ^a   Boden, Rebecca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Credit policies; Credit terms; Further research; Trade credit; Trade credit management

Indexed keywords

EID: 51349084897     PISSN: 08908389     EISSN: 10958347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bar.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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